U-Force

The U-Force is a game controller made by Broderbund for the Nintendo Entertainment System.^[1] It employs a pair of perpendicular consumer IR sensor panels to translate the user's hand movements into controller signals.

U-Force

Developer	Broderbund
Manufacturer	Broderbund
Release date	1989 (1989)
Platform	Nintendo Entertainment System

Reception

The U-Force was ranked the eighth worst video game controller by IGN editor Craig Harris.^[2] MSN listed it as one of the top 10 worst game peripherals, writing "Second only to the Sega Activator in terms of all-out crappiness, the U-Force also used infrared sensors to create a truly nightmarish controller...'Don’t Touch' said the adverts for the device, in a rare example of an advertising campaign that got it spot on."^[3]

See also

• List of Nintendo Entertainment System accessories
  • Power Glove
  • Turbotronic